Umbrella.



A. AXBERG.

UMBRELLA.

APPLICATION'FILED DEc.2,1913.

Patented May 9, 1916.

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ALBERT AXBERG, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 19t@ Application filed December 2, 1913. Serial No. 804,240.

To all 'whom t may concern 3e it known that l, ALBERT AXBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at lt/linneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful improvements in Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an umbrella coiistructed primarily with a view to its being folded into small compact size when not required for use, while at the same time permitting its convenient and ready extension when desired for its usual purpose. 4

The main object of the present invention is the provision of an umbrella in which the rod is composed of telescopic sections and the coverl frame composed of an inner and outer section slidably connected and adapted for movement in collapsed relation when the umbrella is to be folded and to be eX- tended when the umbrella is open for use.

The invention in its preferred form of details will be described in the following specification, reference being had particularly to the accompanying drawings, in which I 'ff Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing the umbrella in folded condition. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the handle or rod. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective View showing a portion of an inner and outer rib section and a connector associated therewith. Fig. i is an enlarged sectional view through a portion of the rib section to more clearly disclose the sliding connection between the rib sections.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, the improved umbrella comprises a rod 1 including telescopic upper and lower sections 2 and 8, the latter sliding within the former and being adapted when collapsed to reduce the length of the rod to about half its usual length.

Secured upon the upper end of the upper sections 2 is the usual notch i having the peripheral recesses 5 for the reception of the ribs, while slidably mounted upon said upper section is the usual runner 6 having the annular flange 7 formed with stretcher receiving notches 8. The runner 7 carries a spring pressed locking dog 9 adapted to cooperate with openings 10 and 11 formed in the upper section 2 of the rod between the ends thereof whereby to secure said runner in elevated or lowered position.

The umbrella ribs aie of identical construction, each comprising an inner section 12 and an outer section 13, the inner end of the inner section 12 being formed with the usual eye 11i, whereby it may be secured in the notch 4. The inner end of the outer section of the rib is slidably connected to the inner section, through the medium of a connector 15 comprising a U-shaped strip having recessed sides receiving a portion of the inner section with its free ends 15 bent to seat in the groove of the outer section, the strip being soldered or otherwise iiXedly secured to said outer section. rEhe respective sections of the ribs are of the usual formation in cross section `and the outer section is so disposed that the rounded or unbroken edge thereof seats in the channel of the inner section, the said edge of the outer section being somewhat exaggerated throughout this guiding portion to provide an extending sliding bearing on the inner rib sections. T he connector is of such length as to insure a comparatively long contact between the inner and outer rib sections and is so itted as to maintain this sliding engagement with the respective rib sections under all conditions. The inner ends of the outer rib sections are provided with ears 1G, above which are disposed recesses in the connectors to permit the free ends or flanges of the connectors which are seated in the grooves of the outer sections to contact with said ears with which stretchers 17 of the usual type are pivotally connected in the usual manner and to the runner 6.

A cover section 18 is secured to the inner sections of the rib and the similar cover section 19 to the outer section of the ribs, the cover sections being wholly free of connection one with the other, except through the sliding connection of the ribs.

In folding the umbrella the rod sections are telescoped and in the movement of the runner and the lower or inner end of the upper section of the rod the stretchers operate to draw the outer sections of the rod inwardly disposing the cover carried by said section within and beneath the cover carried by the inner sections, whereupon the umbrella may be folded in the usual manner and the parts occupying about half their usual length. ln extending the umbrella rod sections are extended and the runner moved upward in the usual manner, the

and having recesses disposed above said tongues and the ends of the stretchers connecting therewith,A said connectors embracing the inner rib sections, and langes on said connectors seated in the channels of the outer rib sections with each fiange having an end bearing' against the edge of a tongue on the outer rib sections.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT AXBERG.

Witnesses NELs NELSON, OLE HKANsoN.

Copielgof this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner et latents, Washington, D. C. 

